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Britain Should Join the Euro

Updated Jan. 28, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

Your Jan. 23-25 editorial "There's Safety in the Euro Zone" was completely correct. The current crisis has confirmed the case for large-scale currency blocs. The success of the euro could pave the way for a true new Bretton Woods arrangement, with the close management of the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar. This would provide the best basis over time for maximizing trans-Atlantic free trade, which is the key to the revival of the Western economy.